How many men after 30 years of marriage still love their wives?
By Bunmi Sofola MEN are the strongest allies when protecting their philandering interests. Alex, an industrialist in his 60s recognized his first son’s potential as a businessman when he made brilliant success of his secondary school exams. Getting him a place in one of the universities abroad was a doddle. As soon as he finished […]
How to get over a broken heart
The end of a relationship could be devastating and you may feel you’ll never get your confidence back, but there are simple steps you can take to start putting your life together again. Whether you want to sob, rage, or crawl under the covers, just go with it Denis Knowies, a marriage counsellor, says the […]
Dear Bunmi, did my husband infect me?
Dear Bunmi, after being divorced for a while, I met up with an old flame I’d left 30 years ago. We rekindled our relationship and eventually married
Teachers frustrated by mums who neglect their children
One of the things that upset me most during my time as a teacher was the total lack of curiosity some children showed in the world around them. While some pupils talked excitedly about what they wanted to be when they grew up and the countries they wanted to visit, others displayed no flicker of interest whatsoever.
Dear Bunmi, face-to-face with his irate wife
“This is often a defensive strategy, an attempt to locate the problem somewhere else and not in the wife’s marriage”
How siblings rivalry traumatises children
When children’s natural selfish competitive natures are unchecked and even encouraged, sibling rivalry easily spills over into something far nastier – bullying.
